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US 5,141,013 AGranted
Fluid containment apparatus
AssigneeMontana Sulphur & Chemical Co.
InventorsDonald L. Zink, Donald G. Zink
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Abstract
A fluid containment apparatus including first, second and third protective recessed wells. A first fluid flow device is positioned in the first well, a second fluid flow device in the second well, and control equipment in the third. First and second control conduits passing through the fluid compartment connect the control equipment with the first and second devices, respectively.
Claims64
A fluid containment apparatus comprising:
- a fluid containment tank having a tank shell and defining at least in part a fluid containment compartment, said tank shell having spaced first, second and third tank shell openings therethrough;
- a first recessed well connected to said tank shell, positioned at said first tank shell opening, projecting into said fluid containment compartment and defining a first protective compartment;
- a first fluid flow device positioned in said first protective compartment;
- a second recessed well connected to said tank shell, positioned at said second tank shell opening, projecting into said fluid containment compartment and defining a second protective compartment;
- a second fluid flow device positioned in said second protective compartment;
- a third vessel well connected to said tank shell, spaced from said first and second recessed wells, positioned at said third tank shell opening, projecting into said fluid containment compartment and defining a third protective compartment;
- control equipment, at least one component of which is mounted in said third protective compartment;
- a first control conduit operatively connecting said control equipment to said first fluid flow device and passing generally through said fluid containment compartment;
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- a second control conduit operatively connecting said control equipment to said second fluid flow device and passing generally through said fluid containment compartment.
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A fluid containment apparatus comprising:
- a fluid containment vessel having a vessel wall and defining at least part of a fluid compartment;
- a recessed well connected to said vessel wall and recessed into said fluid compartment;
- a pressure relief valve associated with said fluid compartment and mounted within said recessed well;
- a remotely controllable valve connected operatively in series with said pressure relief valve;
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- a rupture disc positioned within said recessed well and upstream of said pressure relief valve.
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A fluid containment apparatus comprising:
- a fluid containment vessel having a vessel wall and defining at least part of a fluid compartment;
- a recessed well connected to said vessel wall and recessed into said fluid compartment;
- a pressure relief valve associated with said fluid compartment and mounted within said recessed well;
- a remotely controllable valve connected operatively in series with said pressure relief valve;
- a second recessed well connected to said vessel wall, recessed into said fluid containment vessel, separate from said fluid compartment and spaced from said recessed well;
- control equipment mounted in said second recessed well;
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- a control line extending from said control equipment to said remotely controllable valve.
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A fluid containment apparatus comprising:
- a fluid containment vessel having a vessel wall and defining at least part of a fluid compartment;
- a recessed well connected to said vessel wall and recessed into said fluid compartment;
- a pressure relief valve associated with said fluid compartment and mounted within said recessed well;
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- a remotely controllable valve connected operatively in series with said pressure relief valve;
- wherein said recessed well includes a cover having a port therethrough and a rupture disc mounted in said port and adapted to rupture after said pressure relief valve lifts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.